Adam Savage facts for kids
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Adam Savage
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Adam Whitney Savage
July 15, 1967 New York City, U.S.
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| Alma mater | New York University - Tisch |
| Occupation | Designer, fabricator, actor, educator |
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Julia Ward
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| Children | 2 |
Adam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967) is an American expert in special effects and building things. He is also an actor, teacher, and TV star. Many people know him as the former co-host of the Discovery Channel TV show MythBusters. He hosted this show with Jamie Hyneman. Adam Savage also hosted Unchained Reaction.
Adam Savage has worked on models for big movies. These include Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and The Matrix Reloaded. He hosts the TV show Savage Builds, which started in June 2019 on the Science Channel. He is very active on his platform called Adam Savage's Tested. This includes a website and a YouTube channel where he shares his projects.
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Adam Savage's Early Life
Adam Savage was born in New York City. He grew up in North Tarrytown, New York, which is now called Sleepy Hollow. He finished high school in Sleepy Hollow in 1985.
His father, Whitney Lee Savage, was a painter, filmmaker, and animator. He worked on famous children's TV shows like Sesame Street and The Electric Company. Some of his father's work is shown at the Avampato Discovery Museum in Charleston, West Virginia. Adam's mother, Karen, was a therapist. Adam was one of six children in his family.
Childhood Acting and Building Skills
Adam Savage started acting when he was a child. He even went to acting school for five years. He voiced cartoon characters for Sesame Street, which his father produced. He also appeared in a Charmin commercial and a Billy Joel music video.
At age 19, Adam decided to stop acting. He wanted to focus on building things with his hands. He says MythBusters was perfect for him. It combined his love for performing and special effects. When he was a teenager, he learned to fix his own bike tires. This taught him that he could take things apart and put them back together. He has been building bicycles ever since.
Adam Savage's Career Journey
Adam Savage has had many different jobs. He has been an animator, graphic designer, carpenter, and toy designer. He also owned an art gallery. He worked as a model maker for movies like Galaxy Quest, Bicentennial Man, and The Mummy.
He also appeared in the 2001 film Ever Since the World Ended. In 2006, he was in The Darwin Awards with his MythBusters co-star Jamie Hyneman. Adam and Jamie also appeared together on the TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2008. Adam has taught advanced model making at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Public Speaking and Science Communication
Adam Savage often speaks at events. He has been a regular speaker at James Randi's skeptics conference, The Amaz!ng Meeting, since 2006. He also speaks at the annual Maker Faire events. He talks about his interests, like the dodo bird, and how he solves problems. He also answers questions about MythBusters.
In 2011, he hosted an episode of the Discovery Channel series Curiosity. In this episode, he explored if humans could live forever. He discussed topics like growing new body parts and reversing aging. In November 2011, he received an honorary degree from the University of Twente in the Netherlands. This was for making science and technology popular.
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman were judges on the game show Unchained Reaction, which started in March 2012. Adam also gives talks at City Arts & Lectures in San Francisco. He gave a main speech at the South by Southwest conference in March 2014. He was also a speaker at the first Reason Rally in Washington D.C. in March 2012.
Podcasts and Online Work
Adam Savage co-hosts a weekly podcast called Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project. It started in June 2012. In the podcast, he talks with tested.com editors Will Smith and Norman Chan, and Simone Giertz. They discuss science, movies, do-it-yourself projects, and work. Adam is also a co-owner, editor, and writer for tested.com.
In 2017, Adam Savage toured with Michael Stevens for the Brain Candy LIVE! show. In April 2017, he played a small role in the TV series The Expanse. In June 2017, he was named "Humanist of the Year" by the American Humanist Association. In October 2017, he had a cameo in the Blade Runner 2049 short film 2048: Nowhere to Run.
In April 2018, Discovery Channel announced that Adam Savage would host and produce a new series. It was called MythBusters Jr.. This show featured young scientists who used STEAM skills to do experiments. In July 2018, he made a short film called A Farewell To Arms with Weta Workshop. In 2020, he became the Creative Director for SiliCon Valley Comic Con.
In 2022, Adam Savage became the godfather of the Discovery Princess cruise ship. In 2023, he created a special box for Isaac Newton's death mask, which is kept by the Royal Society.
Adam Savage and MythBusters
Adam Savage was a star on MythBusters from 2003 to 2016. On the show, he and his co-hosts tested myths to see if they were true or false. They did this by performing experiments. Adam was known for his energetic and lively personality on the show. This was a fun contrast to Jamie Hyneman's more calm style.
Adam and Jamie were the main hosts for the first season. In the second season, other team members joined them. These included Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, and Scottie Chapman. In the third season, Grant Imahara joined the team. MythBusters was filmed in San Francisco. The show aired 282 episodes before it ended in 2016. In 2017, the Science Channel brought the show back with new hosts.
In 2019, Adam Savage hosted the spin-off series Mythbusters Jr.. This show featured a team of teenagers who were very good at STEAM subjects.
Other Creative Work
In 2019, Adam Savage published his first book. It is called Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It. In this book, he shares his ideas and methods for making things.
Adam Savage's Personal Life
Adam Savage married Julia Ward on September 11, 2004. He has twin sons from a previous relationship. He wears hearing aids in both ears because of a condition called otosclerosis.
In the late 1980s, Adam lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He later moved to San Francisco in August 1990. He still lives there today.
Adam Savage has always loved making costumes and cosplay. He remembers wearing a Jaws costume and a Batman costume as a child. He tries to make his costumes very real. In high school, he and his father made a suit of armor from aluminum. It had seven hundred rivets! He wore it to school and even passed out from the heat.
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See also
In Spanish: Adam Savage para niños
